Mergers & Acquisitions
Simplify post-merger banking integration
Unify systems, data, and customer journeys across merged entities with a pre-integrated, composable platform. Our Integration Platform as a Service enables phased, low-risk integration - eliminating big-bang replacements while accelerating ROI. Deliver seamless experiences across brands, reduce operational complexity, and future-proof your banking stack.
Post-merger complexity is the hidden M&A killer
Mergers and acquisitions may drive scale and market share, but the real challenge begins after the deal closes. Disparate systems, siloed data, and mismatched architectures can slow down integration and hurt customer experience. What if your bank could navigate M&A transitions swiftly, with confidence and zero disruption?
With Backbase Integration Platform as a Service, banks can connect tech stacks, harmonize operations, and unlock business value in record time — all while minimizing risk and maintaining momentum.
$3.5 tn
value of global bank M&A deals in the last decade
70%
of M&A value is lost due to poor tech integration
24 months
typical timeline for full post-merger IT integration
Turn post-M&A chaos into connected value
As more banks pursue inorganic growth through M&A, they face the challenge of scaling operations across a rapidly expanding customer base and assets. To fully realize the benefits of these strategic moves, you must make underlying systems work.
Unify your bank’s technology landscape with a modular, ready-to-integrate platform that connects effortlessly to different core banking systems, CRMs, and fintech ecosystems. With Backbase Integration Platform as a Service you can connect disparate tech stacks, harmonize operations, and accelerate synergy realization — all while delivering seamless digital banking experiences from day one. Leverage your existing integration assets while introducing a standardized API layer that bridges silos, enhances operational efficiency, and fuels rapid innovation — all without refactoring your current infrastructure.
Unify your tech landscape
Connect core systems, CRMs, payments, and fintechs using pre-built connectors and a unified data model — without disrupting existing infrastructure.
Accelerate time-to-synergy
Eliminate slow and costly point-to-point integrations. Leverage plug-and-play capabilities to deliver rapid results — from infrastructure alignment to cross-entity customer journeys.
Deliver consistent customer experiences
Deliver consistent, personalized banking across merged entities with seamless front-to-back integration.
Elevate your integration approach
Backbase offers not just another integration platform — it’s a banking-specific, fully managed IPaaS designed to simplify even the most complex IT transformations. During mergers and acquisitions, where time, agility, and stability are critical, Backbase Integration Platform as a Service becomes your strategic enabler.
Built-in resiliency for mission-critical environments
Designed for high-stakes transformations
Avoid downtime with a cloud-native architecture, automatic failover, and secure API exposure across systems. Integrate legacy and modern stacks in parallel — no need to rip and replace. Decouple systems and modernize at your pace.
Modular, API-first architecture
Future-ready integrations with real business outcomes
Expose business capabilities as APIs across both merging banks. Enable innovation while maintaining secure interoperability. Consolidate customer data across merging entities into a single source of truth, enabling better engagement and personalized services from day one.
Compliance across jurisdictions
Regulatory piece of mind
Stay compliant across jurisdictions with standardized data models and embedded governance controls.
Democratized development
Enable your teams to do more
Empower teams with developer-friendly tools and out-of-the-box integrations. Keep integration timelines short and business momentum high.
Maximize the power of the Backbase Banking Platform and accelerate time-to-synergy and unify experiences across merged entities
Implemented through Backbase IPaaS
Meet the only fully managed IPaaS designed specifically for banking. Our Integration Platform as a Service brings together a comprehensive suite of tools for integration, APIs, and automation so you can simplify banking processes and accelerate IT project delivery. Leverage out-of-the-box connectors to leading core banking systems, payment systems, fintechs, CRMs, and more. Develop high-quality, secure APIs faster than ever with a user-friendly platform any developer can use.
Episode 44 of “Banking Reinvented” explores the growing global trend of mergers and acquisitions (M&As) — including strategies for navigating challenges and ensuring successful execution.
In this episode, host Tim Rutten is joined again by Backbase’s Mayur Vichare, VP Value Consulting & GTM Lead. They discuss the current M&A landscape, analyzing common pitfalls related to growth and integration, as well as ideal places to begin.
Tune in to hear the three key things banks need to be aware of during their M&A journeys, plus tips for technology integration, co-modernization, and realizing cost synergies.
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